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#48dfdb

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
72, 223, 219
HSL
178°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 0, 2, 13
Luminance
0.5927

Every format

HEX#48dfdb
RGBrgb(72, 223, 219)
HSLhsl(178, 70%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 2%, 13%)
LABlab(81.4 -39.6 -9.6)
LCHlch(81.4 40.8 193.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.825 0.124 192.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48dfdb;
background-color: #48dfdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48dfdb] bg-[#48dfdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48dfdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.875, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48dfdb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48dfdb on white: 1.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48dfdb on black: 12.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green87.5%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow1.8%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#48dfdb text on a black background

contrast 12.85:1

Card sample

#48dfdb text on a white background

contrast 1.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48dfdb;
Background color
Panel with #48dfdb background
background-color: #48dfdb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48dfdb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 223, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 223, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48dfdb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48dfdb, #487EDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48dfdb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48dfdb in the Color Lab